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Sigma-Aldrich

Gimeracil

≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

5-Chloropyridine-2,4-diol, 5-chloro-4-hydroxypyridin-2(1H)-one, CDHP, Gimestat

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H4ClNO2
CAS Number:
103766-25-2
Molecular Weight:
145.54
MDL number:
MFCD08458352
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
NACRES:
NA.77

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white to brown

solubility

DMSO: 2 mg/mL, clear

storage temp.

−20°C

InChI

1S/C5H4ClNO2/c6-3-2-7-5(9)1-4(3)8/h1-2H,(H2,7,8,9)

InChI key

ZPLQIPFOCGIIHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Biochem/physiol Actions

Gimeracil (5-chloro-2, 4-dihydroxypyridine) is an orally active inhibitor against dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPYD), which degrades pyrimidine and the chemotherapeutic drug 5-fluorouracil (5FU). Gimeracil is shown to exhibit cancer-radiosensitizing efficacy in cultures in vitro (1 mM) and in mice in vivo (2.5-25 mg/kg, p.o.) in a DPYD-dependent manner via partial suppression of DNA repair by homologous recombination (HR).

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302

Precautionary Statements

P264 - P270 - P301 + P312 - P501

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Keiji Koda et al.
Anticancer research, 36(10), 5325-5331 (2016-11-01)
It has not been elucidated whether the clinical efficacy of oral fluoropyrimidines for adjuvant chemotherapy of colorectal cancer varies with tumor biological characteristics. A multicenter randomized trial was performed comparing oral tegafur/gimeracil/oteracil (S-1) and uracil-tegafur/ leucovorin (UFT/LV) as adjuvant therapy
Masakazu Fukushima et al.
Oncology reports, 24(5), 1307-1313 (2010-09-30)
Chemoradiotherapy is a useful treatment strategy in patients with locally advanced cancers. In particular, combination of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) with X-ray irradiation is effective for the treatment of some types of gastrointestinal cancers. We investigated the antitumor effects of combination treatment
Ryohei Nishiguchi et al.
BMJ case reports, 2016 (2016-12-10)
The most common histological classification of bile duct cancer is adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is relatively rare. We report a case of a 78-year-old man with SCC of the extrahepatic bile duct associated with metachronous para-aortic lymph node
Koh-Ichi Sakata et al.
Cancer science, 102(9), 1712-1716 (2011-06-15)
Gimeracil (5-chloro-2, 4-dihydroxypyridine) is an inhibitor of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPYD), which degrades pyrimidine including 5-fluorouracil in the blood. Gimeracil was originally added to an oral fluoropyrimidine derivative S-1 to yield prolonged 5-fluorouracil concentrations in serum and tumor tissues. We have
T Wang et al.
Cancer radiotherapie : journal de la Societe francaise de radiotherapie oncologique, 20(3), 181-186 (2016-04-14)
This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of the combination drug tegafur, gimeracil, and oteracil potassium (S-1) concurrent with 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy for newly diagnosed squamous cell carcinoma of the lung in elderly patients. Patients with pathologically or cytologically newly

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